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Diet and Weight Loss: The Best Ways to Eat

I think the key is during your weight loss journey to experiment and find a way of eating that you enjoy, feel good and can maintain that suits your lifestyle and palate - don't rush your weight loss because your tastes and habits change over time. Rather then focus on a set restrictive plan research various ways of eating for one that appeals to you then give it a try and tweak it, combine bits of various diets, keep the good and discard the rest - make it your OWN. Don't get sucked in to paying big bucks for someone to tell you exactly what to eat and how much for x amount of weeks because you won't always have someone telling you how to eat.

Low carb, or low fat? Should you go Atkins, Zone or Paleo? Or does it even matter which diet you choose when you want to lose weight? Most weight loss experts say that shedding pounds comes down to a simple formula: calories in versus calories out. In other words, if you burn more calories than you take in, you'll lose weight.

However, the question of exactly how to cut calories — in a healthy, sustainable way — has often perplexed dieters. To find the best diets for weight loss, Live Science conducted a months-long search for information. We spoke with many weight loss experts and dove deep into the most well-regarded studies on the topic done to date. We wanted to know what these studies found and, ultimately, determine the best approaches to healthy eating for weight loss.

I am interested to know if people concentrate more on the carb content or sugar content of food? I know low carb normally means low sugar but for example Chai pods have about 7g of carb but a lower sugar count.